Job Description
Job Description:
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Post Graduate Nursing Program - Intensive Care Unit
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Fitzroy location, close to public transport
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Fixed Term until February ****, Part Time (32 hours per week)
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Progress Your Career Today!
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About the Role
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Do you want to commence your Intensive Care nursing career in a supportive, collaborative environment where you will receive diverse exposure to a range of clinical conditions and management of complex patients? St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne ICU are seeking enthusiastic, passionate & dedicated Registered Nurses wishing to join our team. Opportunities exist for the next intake of the Postgraduate Intensive Care Nursing stream.
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You will be supported to learn in a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment, where you will receive diverse exposure to a range of complex patient presentations & clinical conditions.
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About the Program
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SVHM ICU is in partnership with Deakin University (Burwood)
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Deakin Semester 1 commences on Monday 8th February ****
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To participate in this program applicants must be successful in gaining employment at SVHM ICU to complete the clinical requirements
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The SVHM ICU contract will be 0.8 EFT for a fixed-term 12 month period. Requests for higher FTE is negotiable. Rotating roster pattern, including 8 hour AM and PM shifts, and 10 hour night duty shifts
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Successful candidates are then required to enrol into the Graduate Certificate of Intensive Care Nursing with Deakin University (Burwood) to complete the academic requirements.
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To fulfil the employment contract with SVHM ICU, students must be enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Intensive Care Nursing with Deakin University (Burwood) for the full 1 year period.
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Progression to Semester 2 and continuation of employment within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)



is conditional upon the successful completion of all required academic and clinical components of Semester 1.
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Post successful completion of the Postgraduate year, potential ongoing employment opportunities within the ICU will be discussed.
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Classifications for this position will range from YP4-YP9 ($86,684 - $104,379 per annum).
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Selection criteria
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Applicants must hold current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse without conditions
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Applicants must have completed a minimum of 2 years nursing practice working in an acute care setting in a tertiary hospital (inclusive of graduate nurse year)
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Applicants must meet the AHPRA standard on English language skills and have basic computer skills
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Applicants must be willing to undergo a National Police Record Check prior to commencement of the program
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Applicants must have skilled indemnity insurance
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Completion of SVHM PSP and/or TSP is favourable
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Completion of SVHM's Online 12 Lead ECG Course and/or Heart Starter Study Day, plus up-to-date ALS certification required for those who have not completed SVHM's PSP and/or TSP
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What we Offer
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A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
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Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
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A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
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Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
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Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
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In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep,



close to some of Melbourne's best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
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Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
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Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
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Culture of continuous improvement
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About SVHM - Intensive Care Unit
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The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a 19 bed environment (funded to 15 ICU equivalent beds) caring for patients requiring critical care. It accommodates elective and emergency surgical and medical patients.
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The ICU admits deteriorating patients from the ward environment, Operating Theatre, Emergency Department plus external admissions from other metropolitan and rural hospitals via Adult Retrieval Victoria (ARV).
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Postgraduate nursing students' clinical requirements for the Graduate Certificate of Intensive Care Nursing (Deakin) are completed at SVHM ICU. Students are supported in providing one-to-one care to patients with a range of different requirements including: advanced haemodynamic monitoring, management of vasoactive and inotropic drugs, temporary pacing, external ventricular drains / Codman's, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP), invasive mechanical ventilation, non-invasive ventilation (NIV), and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies (CRRT).
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Working at St Vincent's
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St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
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Commencement date:
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Internal candidates will commence Monday 1st February **** (1 year contract to achieve Graduate Certificate level qualification)
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For information about the academic requi

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